Bottom for bags



BOTTOM FOR BAGS 7 Filed March 15, 1937 INVENTOR.

LEWIS A TTORNEYS.

- Patent ed my 18. 1939 UNITED sin-T gs PATENT orr cs BOTTOM FOR BAGS YDavid Lewis, New York, N. Y. Application March 15, 1937, Serial No.130,80?

2 Claims.

A bag having a large' capacity without changing or distorting thesubstantial fiat front and back sides of the bag.

I accomplish these and other objects by the construction hereindescribed and shown in the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof inwhich:

Figure l is a perspective view showing my bag partially open. a

Figure 2 is an end elevation showing my bag in its open position.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of my bag.

Figures 4 and 5 are fragmentary sections.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawing and in the specification to follow.

Ladies hand bags are made in a great variety of shapes and sizes andmaterials, and in the following description and in the drawing I haveshown but one of the simple plain constructions for the purpose ofclarity and so that my improvements may be readily understood as it isobvious that in many respects my device may be modified'withoutdeparting from the important front side l and back side 2, which aresubstantially rectangular and fiat. To the top edge t of the back side2, I have provided the flexible flap l which when my bag is closed isdetachably secured to the front l by the fastener 5 having the male part6 thereof secured to said flap and the female part l secured to thefront i. The back 2 is provided with the handle ti.

Each end is provided with the end pieces it which are secured to thefront l and leach 2 and struction.

at the top edge in is reenforced by the hinge members ll of relativelystlfi material and having at or near their center the hinges H which areso constructed that when the front and back are brought together thehinges permit the ends 5 9 to' bend inwardly but not outwardly as may beseen by referring to Figure 1 of the drawing.

The end pieces 9 are substantially shorter in elevation than the frontand back, the difference p in height being at the bottom as the topedges 3 0 and i0 are substantially at the same height. The bottom edges[3 of the ends 9 are at a higher elevation than the bottom edge M of theback and the bottom edge lb of the front and the end pieces 9 bendinwardly at the bottom in the same 15 manner as. the top edges but thebottom edges l3 are not provided withthe hinge members nor hinges.-

Secured to the bottom edges l3 of the ends 9, I have provided theflexible bottom it which is 20 also secured to the lower end edges I! ofthe back 2 and the lower end edges 18 of the front {l which projectbelow the bottom edges l3 of the ends 9. The bottom it is also securedto the lower edges I4 of the back 2 and the lower edge It 25 of thefront l.

' When the front and back are moved toward each other the end wall orpieces 9 bend inwardly and the bottom 96 bends downwardly near the'center as may be seen in Figures 1, 4 and 5. 30

The broken lines of Figures 4 and 5 indicate the position of the endsand bottom.

- Figure 2 is broken away to show the comb and mirror pockets 2| and acenter division Wall 22. The arrangements of the inner compartments 35may be varied and form. no part of my invention further than to showthat an inner lining 2t and bottom 24 such as would conform to the usualbag construction is used and this prevents the contents from enteringthe space 25 and the side 49 spaces 26 between thefront and back i 2 andthe bottom it which normally rests against the inner surface of theseparts because of being secured along their lower edges and lower endedges.

I have herein shown and described one form of my bag in detail that itmay be more easily understood. Its shape, the manner of securing theflap and the type of fastener as well as the 50 handle and other partsmay be modified in many ways to change its appearance, size and con- Tido not, therefore, wish to be limited to the details herein shown anddescrlbed in detail as I may wish to depart therefrom within 55 widthofv said bottom, whereby the bottom edges of said front and back projectbelow said toldable bottom when the bag is closed or open, inwardlyioldable ends secured to said front and back and secured to said bottom,said bottom providing an extension to said ends when folded and foldableinwardly with the folding of said ends.

2. In a bag, front and back members, a bottom including a downwardlyfoldable central section secured thereto above the bottom edges of saidfront and back and at a distance from said edges .at least one half thewidth of said bottom, whereby the bottom edges of said front and backproject below said foldable bottom when the bag is closed or open,inwardly foldable ends secured to said front and back and secured tosaid bottom along said central section only, said bottom pro- 10 vidingan extension to said ends when folded.

' DAVID LEWIS.

